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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
All that stuff about tradition and community is nice. But live professional sports today is about providing an elite entertainment offering for corporate customers. Owners don't want average fans taking up valuable space that could be better served by providing a luxurious experience for big whales. Reducing the price of tickets to make the games affordable to families would run contrary to their whole business model of sucking hundreds an evening out of corporate sponsors and tier 1 fans.
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That's sustainable now, but what happens when the next generation grows up with a lower interest in sports, and going to a Flames game is no longer all that impressive or enticing to corporate clients?